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Ford Contour

🇺🇸 United States ·1995–2000

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1998-2000 Ford Contour SE: IFCAR· Public domain
  2. 2. 1995 Contour: public domain· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 1995 Ford Contour GL in Toreador Red Metallic, front left, 10-10-2026: Cutlass· CC0
  4. 4. 1995 Ford Contour GL in Toreador Red Metallic, rear left, 10-10-2026: Cutlass· CC0
  5. 5. 1995-Ford-Contour: IFCAR· Public domain
  6. 6. 1998-2000 Ford Contour -- 04-10-2011: IFCAR· Public domain
  7. 7. 1999 Ford Contour LX, Rear Left, 04-02-2021: SsmIntrigue· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. 2000 Ford Contour, front left, 4-24-2021: Cutlass· CC0
  9. 9. 2000 Ford Contour, rear left, 4-24-2021: Cutlass· CC0
  10. 10. 95-97 Ford Contour: IFCAR· Public domain
  11. 11. 98-00 Contour: IFCAR· Public domain
  12. 12. Contour 1998-2000: Bull-Doser· Public domain
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what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1995–2000
body
—
engine
2.0 L–2.5 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
no
power
—
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
20–25 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (24)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1995–2000. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2000Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2000Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
2000Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
2000Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1999Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1999Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1999Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1999Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1998Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1998Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1998Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1998Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1997Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1997Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular249.8
1997Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1997Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1996Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1996Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1996Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1996Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1995Contour2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular249.8
1995Contour2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular259.4
1995Contour2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1995Contour2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2111.2

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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